Press Release

Cloanto Releases Amiga Forever and C64 Forever 2013

May 10, 2013 - Cloanto released today
Amiga Forever 2013
and C64 Forever 2013, the latest versions
of the official Commodore/Amiga preservation, emulation and support suites for Windows.

The 2013 editions for Windows had a focus on making the
software easier to use, while providing new and more
powerful features for advanced users and content creators. For example, the packages are
easier to download and install, and emulated systems can be "repaired"
with one click after unintended changes. Power users can now
build ISO images and portable
USB drive environments, use the visual
Screen Clip
Editor to better blend old screen modes into modern systems, or
experiment with the new WinFellow emulation plugin or with a fresh build of
the AROS Research OS. Outside the
player, the RP9 thumbnail handler adds a new level of eye candy to File Explorer.

"One of the most fascinating challenges of user interface design has to
be how to please both novice and sophisticated users. The attempt to keep
things as simple as possible often limits learning and can be perceived as a 'dumbing
down' by a more demanding audience," noted Cloanto's Mike
Battilana.

"Even looking at recent versions of Windows, Mac OS and Linux, you
can feel the pain of some choices. In
today's search engines, queries that used to work reliably have become less
precise. Word processors won't let you select the exact characters you want. Lacking perfect artificial intelligence, we are increasingly being
'autocorrected' beyond recognition.

C64 Forever brings us back to an era in
which users knew that they were, or could be, in complete control of the
machine, rather than vice versa. Tens of millions of home computers came
with a powerful reminder of this, as they included a programming manual.
Even today, the Amiga continues to inspire for how it elegantly met the needs of different audiences,
leaving a feeling of freedom rather than one of artificial limitations. In
addition to preserving access to a digital culture of tens of thousands of
games, demoscene
creations and other titles, we are trying to introduce new generations to
these different angles, as we are convinced that this deeper perspective can
help achieve a better view of the future."

In Amiga Forever and C64 Forever 2013, the same interface transparently
connects to three different emulation engines, giving consistent access to
more than 25 computer models, all with fully licensed operating systems. The shared
RP9 file format makes
titles easily portable across computers and software versions. While novice users only need to press Play,
advanced users can Edit
titles and browse through options that are designed to also help understand
how the software works.